Will Obama's Recent Breaches of Trust On The Environment Really Cost Him Dollars and Votes?

An interesting piece in the Sunday New York Times highlights the predicament that the president now finds himself in after he's repeatedly let down his base of supporters who care deeply about environmental action. While the Republicans, to a person, seem intent on shuttering the EPA and dismantling public health standards, progressives have looked to Obama to protect our air, water and climate. The president's recent caves on ground level ozone standards and coal plant regulation have disappointed many. His decision on the Keystone XL pipeline later this year will be another test of his commitment to his promises to "end the tyranny of oil." Yet, of course, as the president oscillates between environmental hero and villain, he looks like John Muir next to the anti-regulation Republicans who dominate the opposition party. On Friday, House Republicans voted for the TRAIN Ac...